Lu Zheng immediately made a decision and absolutely let go, since there is a decision, the action must be fast, and there must be no room for delay.

I have to say that Lu Zheng's cadredom has caused a huge impact in the army, and those generals who are gearing up and eager to try are naturally very excited, but many civilian officials and strategists are muttering in their hearts, and they are secretly pinching a cold sweat for Lu Zheng!

The most unfavorable factor for the Liaodong Army in the Central Plains War was the shortage of grain and grass, and at present, the army has not opened up its depth in the Central Plains, and the armies of Cao Weiming and Tan Lei have reached Huazhou.

In terms of combat power, the Liaodong Army will definitely have the absolute upper hand, but if Tan Lei and Cao Weiming do not seek merit, but only seek no fault, they will defend the city to the death, and the test for the Liaodong Army will also be huge!

After all, the Liaodong Army now only has ten days of military rations, and it can make a contribution to a war within ten days?

However, fortunately, Lu Zheng's control over the civil and military officials is very in place, since this matter is decided by Lu Zheng's Qiangang, there is nothing to say, no matter what opinions everyone has, now they have to work together for the same goal, and they must win this battle at all costs.

Lu Zheng ordered the general and arranged for the general Liu Song to personally lead 30,000 horses as the vanguard and approach Huazhou City. And Lu Zheng himself led the army to follow, so that Kuangzi and Xiao Ran ran to attack Wangzhou in two ways, to defend against the enemy who may come from Wangzhou, as soon as it was arranged, Lu Zheng ordered, overnight, and the army went straight to Huazhou without delay.

Lu Zheng made up his mind to fight quickly, time is not on his side, more importantly, Cao Weiming's army has just arrived in Huazhou, his army has come from afar, and his foothold is not stable, if he doesn't take this opportunity to make a move, wait for Cao Weiming to completely gain a firm foothold in Huazhou, and Lu Zheng will take Huazhou again.

Two hundred miles from Miaocheng to Huazhou, Lu Zheng drove overnight, until dawn and then camped in the dense forest, hiding his whereabouts, just like that, after two nights of rapid marching, Liu Song's vanguard army finally arrived at the city of Huazhou.

After arriving in Huazhou City, Liu Song asked people to cut down wood to build siege vehicles overnight, and Cao Weiming was settling military affairs in Huazhou City at this time!

Huazhou City has never been a military town, so there is a lack of combat preparedness here all the year round, in addition, the city is not large, the people of the entire city are only 350,000 people, a city suddenly has tens of thousands of horses, it is not easy to settle down.

And his bigger test is to quickly build the city, organize defense, and quickly arrange the materials to defend the city, because he knows very well that Lu Zheng will definitely come to Huazhou.

He and Lu Zheng are already old rivals, the two have dealt with each other for many years, what kind of character Lu Zheng is, and how difficult this guy is to deal with him knows too well!

Cao Weiming has not had a smooth life in the Central Plains over the years, and he has been trying to survive in the cracks, and the strength in his hands is limited. And this time he took the initiative to ask Ying to send troops to Huazhou, because he knew better than anyone else the truth that there were no eggs under the nest.

If Lu Zheng really won the Central Plains, he Cao Weiming would have no place to stand from now on, although Tan Lei was not easy to deal with in comparison, but it was also difficult for Tan Lei to eat Cao Weiming in one bite in the Central Plains. What's more, Lu Zheng is very young, and Tan Lei is already a handful of years!

If politics is patience, it is energy consumption, Cao Weiming is sure to consume Tan Lei, but does he consume Lu Zheng to death? Lu Zheng is much younger and more powerful than Tan Lei, so Lu Zheng is the existence that really threatens survival.

Cao Weiming was a man who knew the army, so after he arrived in Huazhou, he put the important work on defending the city, although the soldiers and horses were not completely settled, but he had quickly mobilized manpower to reinforce the city wall.

Moreover, the materials such as sassal wood, rolling stones, fire oil, lime and other materials for defending the city should have been arranged by him on the city wall, and just when he was in full swing to arrange to defend the city, the scout came to report that Lu Zheng's army had arrived outside the city.

Cao Weiming gasped and shouted, "Is it so fast? The surname Lu is really crazy, even if it is a cavalryman, he is desperate! Let's go, follow me up to the city and have a look! ”

Ascending the Huazhou City Tower, Cao Weiming really saw the camp tent outside the city from a distance, and there were countless flags in the military tent, and the big "willow" word was embroidered on the flag.

"Liu Song himself is the pioneer, and there are 30,000 horses in the past! It's finally time to come! There is nothing to say for today's plan, everyone will take their place and prepare to fight to the death! Cao Weiming shouted, his eyes widened, his face was full of anger, he paused, and continued: "Come on, put on my armor, from today onwards, I will not retreat from the enemy, I will not take off my armor, I will be cheered up!" ”

Cao Weiming put on his armor and stood on top of the city tower, about a cup of tea, he heard the sound of agitated horns in the distance, only to see Liu Song's cavalry coming from a distance, behind the cavalry was a huge dozen siege vehicles, catapults, and cavalry carrying sand, gravel and soil, obviously preparing to build a high platform under the city wall, this battle was a battle to the death from the beginning, Lu Zheng did not give himself a way out.

Liu Song straddled the war horse, raised the spear in his hand high, and said, "Have you seen it, brothers?" In front of you is Huazhou! I have already made a military order in front of the prince, and the city must be broken within three days, if the city cannot be broken, I am willing to engage in military law!

Since it is a military order, there is nothing to say, you will follow me altogether, and I will die if you die! Tens of thousands of our horses have died under this Huazhou, and we must also set foot in Huazhou, and we must also knock on the iron gate to the Central Plains for my Liaodong Iron Cavalry! ”

Liu Song's instruction only made the blood of the officers and men of the Liaodong Army boil, and all the soldiers shouted in unison: "Break the city, break the city, break the city!" ”

Tens of thousands of people shouted, and the sound shook the world, and Liu Song waved his hand and led the army to the city! The siege vehicles under the city walked in the front, and then the cavalry carrying the mud and sand, the cavalry were all wearing battle armor, hiding behind the horses, each with a bow, the rain of arrows above the city The siege vehicles blocked all the way, and the iron-armored horses blocked the way, so they braved the arrows and pounced on the city.

After arriving at the city, the cavalry used their bows to shoot at the city walls, the horses removed the sand and stones, and then the cavalry began to mount the siege engine and force the attack, followed by the cavalry all the way, from the cavalry to the infantry, the people were as dense as ants, one after the other, endlessly.

Cao Weiming is a veteran of the battlefield, the so-called connoisseur will know if there is one as soon as he stretches out his hand, as soon as Liu Song's siege army pounces under the city wall, his heart hangs up, knowing that he has encountered a hard stubble today!

Immediately, he couldn't care about anything, and ordered the archers to shoot arrows frantically, and then the sandalwood rolling stones on the top of the city, and the fire oil and lime greeted one after another.

Almost in an hour's effort, the city of Huazhou is full of corpses, and although the side guarding the city has fewer casualties, it is also a mess, those who fall to the ground with arrows, those who are killed by the soldiers who attack the city, and even those who are injured by their own wood and stones and fire oil are also countless.

Cao Weiming personally commanded the death battle above the city, and in the face of the opponent's rounds of fierce attacks, Cao Weiming was extremely frightened in his heart, with this posture in front of him, how could Huazhou City be defended? I can't hold it at all!

Finally, the opponent's offensive was temporarily slowed down a little, Cao Weiming came down from under the city wall, and he immediately ordered the strategists to enter the account to discuss the matter, and said straight to the point:

"The thief is fierce, quickly send a letter to General Tan, ask him to come to his aid quickly, and tell him that Lu Zheng's 100,000 army has surrounded Huazhou, and my tens of thousands of soldiers defending the city can't hold it for three days!"

Cao Weiming gave an order, and the people below immediately wrote a letter to spread the news of the flying pigeons, and in order to ensure the smooth delivery of the letter, more than 20 pigeons were released in one go.

After passing the news out, Cao Weiming immediately inquired about the city's defense preparations, and at this time, he could only use ruthless moves, and there were not enough soldiers, so he recruited people to strengthen the city defenses overnight. In addition, oil and lime should also be prepared overnight, and there must be no reservations.

I have to say that today's battle is too hasty, and it is a bit chaotic for Cao Weiming, and in a hurry, he can't deploy the city defense completely in an orderly manner, because when he deployed the city defense, he immediately received an urgent report, saying that the city gates of Huazhou City were fiercely attacked by the enemy on the east, west, north and south sides, and the east and south gates were in an emergency.

Hearing such news, Cao Weiming only felt a chill in his heart, and the hairs on his body stood up, where did he still have the heart to discuss in the tent, and immediately rushed out of the camp tent with his spear, shouting: "Now give me the city wall, and I will defend until dark, and all major things will wait until dark!"

Remember, Huazhou City is broken, this is the place where all of us are buried, Lu Zheng is the most ruthless, he will definitely not leave a mouth alive!

In addition, we must also tell the people in the city that Huazhou is broken, everyone is dead, so that the people must also prepare, and if the city is not defended, no one can live! ”

Cao Weiming was almost roaring, but seeing that his eyes were red, he was almost about to breathe fire, and his appearance was very terrifying. At this time, he really killed the red eye.

Like him, Liu Song also killed red eyes outside the city! Seeing that his soldiers were one after another, they rushed up one by one without fear of death, but even if Huazhou City could not be broken, he was so anxious that he only caught fire, and the beads of sweat on his forehead fell down.

"Fuck, this guy surnamed Cao is really a corner, I haven't taken a fancy to him before! Listen to me, we have no advance or retreat in this battle, Lao Tzu will go in person! ”

After Liu Song finished speaking, he stepped on the war horse and was about to charge, but he was immediately pulled by several personal guards, and the soldiers in the tent changed color for a while.

"General, you are the central commander, this battle is a matter of life and death for both of us, how can the main general rush to the front line so hastily, if so, the prince must be severely punished!"

Liu Song gave up at this time, but it was really uncomfortable to hold his breath in his heart, he pulled out his long sword, pointed his sword at Huazhou City, and shouted: "If the city is broken, I will personally break Cao Weiming's body into ten thousand pieces!" ”